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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
tive use. We also prevent the binding of new karma that unre
solved tensions might easily cause. - Giving up activities that others can perform better or derive more joy from means to give up objects, power, influence etc.
Positions and objects we have outgrown easily become obstacles to our progress. Letting go of such (limiting) components opens our awareness for bigger tasks and widens our view for more advanced, more progressive experiences. It also gives others the opportunity to prove themselves at tasks we already completed. - Keeping distance to the activities of others protects us from being drawn into situations and events that may make us stray from our own path.
This does not mean to keep away from all and any involvement with others. It means to keep our own sovereignty in the face of
the activities of others. - The intention to grow means to direct our life towards dynamic
expansion. The momentum with which we pursue this objective motivates others to expand their own range of consciousness and experience as well.
SUTRA 7 अनित्याशरणसंसारैकत्वान्यत्वाशुच्यानवसंवरनिर्जरालोक बोधिदुर्लभधर्मस्वाख्यातत्त्वानुचिन्तनमनुप्रेक्षाः ॥ ७ ॥ Anityasharanasamsaraikatvanyatvashuchyasravasamvaranirjara lokabodhidurlabhadharmasvakhyatattvanuchintanamanuprekshah (7)
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